Tweet Lots of summer music festivals to the North (Pitchfork in Chicago) and the South (Forecastle in Louisville) but alt rock headliners Neon Trees, Death Cab for Cutie and rock veterans like Jane’s Addiction and Guided by Voices (GBV) helped…
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The Morning Feed: Cannes 2012 Jury awards top prize to ‘Amour’
Tweet As the 65th edition of Cannes came to a close Sunday, feature film jury president Nanni Moretti and jury members including filmmakers Alexander Payne, Raoul Peck and Andrea Arnold; actors Ewan McGregor, Diane Kruger, Hiam Abbass and Emmanuelle Devos…
The Morning Feed: Cannes 2012 Un Certain Regard Jury awards top prize to ‘After Lucia’
Tweet As the 65th edition of Cannes crept to a close today, film buffs and professionals worldwide waited anxiously for today’s announcement of the coveted Palme d’Or prize. Leading into the final curtain call for the 2012 editition of Cannes,…
The Morning Feed: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies at age 83
Tweet According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, the iconic children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak passed away this morning at 83-years-old after suffering a stroke Friday. Sendak’s longtime companion Lynn Caponera confirmed Sendak’s passing from a hospital…
The Morning Feed: Duran Duran to headline London 2012 Olympics Opening Concert
Tweet The London 2012 Olympic Games and all its hoopla continue to build with longtime pop stars Duran Duran agreeing to headline a concert in London’s Hyde Park on July 27 – the same day as the Olympics opening ceremony.…
The Morning Feed: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author E L James starts East Coast book tour with huge crowds
Tweet The whirlwind celebrity over British author and former TV executive E.L. James continues to build with some 500 people packing Miami’s Biltmore Hotel for a recent signing of her erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, about a young, college…
The Morning Feed: Michel Gondry’s ‘The We and I’ leads Cannes 2012 Directors’ Fortnight
Tweet Film buffs worldwide received more Cannes 2012 programming news today as Edouard Waintrop, artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival‘s Directors’ Fortnight sidebar, announced the section lineup this morning in Paris. According to the Popcorn Biz blog for NBCNewYork,…
The Morning Feed: Brad Pitt’s ‘Killing Them Softly’ Joins Cannes 2012 Lineup
Tweet Film buffs worldwide are already debating the movies chosen for the 65th Cannes Film Festival, which announced its program today via a press conference led by delegate general Thierry Fremaux at Paris’ Grand Hotel. London’s The Guardian posts a…
The Morning Feed: Tupac hologram may go on tour after successful Coachella debut
Tweet Coachella fans are still talking about Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg dueting onstage with a hologram Tupac as part of a tribute to the late rapper who was shot and killed in Las Vegas in 1996 at age…
The Morning Feed: ‘Little Birds’ director Elgin James confirms new project, ‘Come Sundown’
Tweet The dramatic life journey for former gang leader and rising indie filmmaker Elgin James is back on the upswing with the online trade Deadline reporting James’ deal to direct Come Sundown, a thriller about fugitives holding a family hostage…